(botany) Having leaves placed opposite each other on a stem.
affricated
affricated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of affricate
affrighted
affrighted
adj
(archaic) Terrified.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of affright
affrightedly
affrightedly
adv
(archaic, poetic) with fright
aforementioned
aforementioned
adj
Previously mentioned.
noun
(uncountable) The one or ones mentioned previously.
afterbodies
afterbodies
noun
plural of afterbody
afterdinner
afterdischarge
afterdischarge
noun
Any discharge that occurs after the cause or stimulus has ceased
afterdrain
afterfriend
afterglide
aftergrind
afterrider
afterwisdom
afterwitted
afterwitted
adj
(dated) Characterized by afterwit; slow-witted.
airfreighted
airfreighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of airfreight
airlifted
airlifted
adj
Having been the subject of an airlift.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of airlift
alderliefest
alderliefest
adj
(archaic) Most beloved.
anticonfederationism
anticonfederationist
anticonfederationist
noun
One who opposes confederation.
anticonfederative
antidiffuser
antifederal
antifederal
adj
Alternative form of anti-federal
antifederalism
antifederalism
noun
Alternative form of anti-federalism
antifederalist
antifederalist
noun
Alternative spelling of anti-federalist
arfvedsonite
arfvedsonite
noun
(mineralogy) A rare sodium amphibole mineral.
auldfarrantlike
autodifferentiation
autodifferentiation
noun
(biology) Automatic differentiation and specialization of cells; autonomous development.
(mathematics, computing) The automatic differentiation of a function by a computer.
The differentiation of a whole into distinct parts; self-differentiation.
barefisted
bedrift
bedrift
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To drift about; drift around.
beforementioned
beforementioned
Adjective
Previously mentioned.
befriendment
befriendment
noun
The act of befriending.
benzotrifluoride
benzotrifluoride
noun
(organic chemistry) The fluorinated derivative of toluene "(trifluoromethyl)benzene"
bifronted
bifronted
adj
Having two fronts.
bifurcated
bifurcated
adj
Divided into two branches.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bifurcate
breadfruit
breadfruit
noun
An evergreen tree, Artocarpus altilis, native to islands of the east Indian Ocean and western Pacific Ocean.
The large round fruit of this tree.
breadfruits
breadfruits
noun
plural of breadfruit
breastfeeding
breastfeeding
noun
(countable) An instance (session) of such feeding activity.
(uncountable) The act or process of feeding a baby or young child milk from a lactating breast.
verb
present participle of breastfeed
brutified
brutified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brutify
butterfield
butterfingered
butterfingered
adj
Prone to dropping things; clumsy.
butterflied
butterflied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of butterfly
butteryfingered
candleshrift
centriffed
centrifugalized
centrifugalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of centrifugalize
centrifuged
centrifuged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of centrifuge
certificated
certificated
adj
That has been subject to certification; certified.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of certificate
certified
certified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of certify
chesterfield
chesterfield
noun
(Canada) Any couch or sofa.
A couch, sofa, or love seat with padded arms and back of the same height, often curved outward at the top.
chesterfieldian
chesterfieldian
Noun
Someone who acts in a sophisticated, aristocratic manner, reminiscent of the
Adjective
In the style of the fourth Earl of Chesterfield, marked by brilliance, wit, and elegance in writing, and aristocratic assurance in life
chesterfields
chesterfields
noun
plural of chesterfield
confederalist
confederalist
noun
A member of a confederation.
confederating
confederating
verb
present participle of confederate
confederatio
confederation
confederation
noun
A union or alliance of states or political organizations.
The act of forming an alliance.
confederationism
confederationism
noun
The advocacy of confederation as a means of government.
confederationist
confederationist
adj
(Canada, chiefly historical) Of or relating to a political movement in favour of Canadian Confederation.
noun
(Canada, chiefly historical) A supporter of Canadian Confederation.
A supporter of confederation.
confederations
confederations
noun
plural of confederation
confederatism
confederative
confederative
adj
Of or pertaining to confederates of a confederation.
confederatize
confidentiary
configurated
configurated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of configurate
counterdifficulty
counterdifficulty
noun
A difficulty arising in response to another difficulty.
counterfeited
counterfeited
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterfeit
countrified
countrified
adj
Rural, rustic; unsophisticated.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of countrify
countrifiedness
countrifiedness
noun
The quality of being countrified.
countryfied
countryfied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of countryfy
countryfiedness
critchfield
cromfordite
cytodifferentiation
cytodifferentiation
noun
The morphological development of undifferentiated cells into more specialised ones
deafforestation
decertification
decertification
noun
The act or process of decertifying.
decertificaton
decertified
decertified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of decertify
decertifies
decertifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decertify
decertify
decertify
verb
(transitive) To annul the certification of.
(transitive, industrial relations) To annul a labor union.
decertifying
decertifying
verb
present participle of decertify
dedifferentiate
dedifferentiate
verb
To lose or reverse differentiation
dedifferentiated
dedifferentiated
adj
That has undergone dedifferentiation
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dedifferentiate
dedifferentiating
dedifferentiating
verb
present participle of dedifferentiate
dedifferentiation
dedifferentiation
noun
(biology) The biological process whereby cells revert from a specialized function to a simpler or less specialized form.
The loss or reversal of differentiation.
defenestrating
defenestrating
verb
present participle of defenestrate
defenestration
defenestration
noun
(Britain) The high-profile removal of a person from an organization.
(computing, humorous) The act of removing the Microsoft Windows operating system from a computer in order to install an alternative one.
The act of throwing something or someone out of a window.
deferential
deferential
adj
(anatomy, not comparable) Of, or relating to the vas deferens.
Based on deference; based on the doctrine, ideology, or wishes of others rather than one's own conclusions.
Respectful and considerate; showing deference.
deferentiality
deferentiality
noun
The quality of being deferential.
deferentially
deferentially
adv
In a deferential manner.
deferentitis
deferentitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of the vas deferens
deferiet
deferrization
deferrization
noun
The treatment of water to remove soluble iron salts.
defiatory
defiatory
adj
(obsolete) Bidding or manifesting defiance.
defibrillate
defibrillate
verb
(cardiology, transitive) To stop the fibrillation of the heart in order to restore normal contractions, especially by the use of an electric shock.
defibrillated
defibrillated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of defibrillate
defibrillating
defibrillating
verb
present participle of defibrillate
defibrillation
defibrillation
noun
The stopping of the fibrillation of the heart in order to restore normal contractions, especially by the use of an electric shock.
defibrillative
defibrillator
defibrillator
noun
(cardiology) An electronic device used internally or externally that delivers a controlled electric shock to a patient to correct ventricular fibrillation, a lack of coordination of the contraction of muscle tissue of the large chambers of the heart.
defibrillatory
defibrinate
defibrinate
verb
(transitive, medicine) (of blood) To remove fibrin from; to deprive of fibrin.
defibrinated
defibrinated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of defibrinate
defibrinates
defibrinates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of defibrinate
defibrination
defibrination
noun
The act or process of depriving of fibrin.
defiguration
defiguration
noun
(obsolete) disfiguration; mutilation
definitor
definitor
noun
(Catholicism) One who oversees either an ecclesiastical property under a bishop or possesses an office in a religious order.
A person who defines.
deflagrability
deflagrability
noun
(chemistry, archaic) The quality of being deflagrable.
deflagrating
deflagrating
verb
present participle of deflagrate
deflagration
deflagration
noun
The act of deflagrating; an intense fire; a conflagration or explosion. Specifically, combustion that spreads subsonically via thermal conduction.
deflagrations
deflagrations
noun
plural of deflagration
deflationary
deflationary
adj
(philosophy, logic) Belonging or relating to a family of theories claiming that assertions that predicate truth of a statement do not attribute a property called truth to such a statement.
Associated with or tending to cause deflation.
defloration
defloration
noun
the act of deflowering
deflorations
deflorations
noun
plural of defloration
defoliator
defoliator
noun
something or someone that defoliates.
defoliators
defoliators
noun
plural of defoliator
deforciant
deforciant
noun
(obsolete, UK, law) One against whom a fictitious action of fine was brought
(obsolete, UK, law) One who keeps out of possession the rightful owner of an estate.
deforestation
deforestation
noun
(computing theory) A transformation to eliminate intermediate data structures within a program.
The process of destroying a forest and replacing it with something else, especially with an agricultural system.
deforesting
deforesting
verb
present participle of deforest
deformability
deformability
noun
(countable) A measure of the extent to which something is deformable (under standard conditions)
(uncountable) The state of being deformable
deformation
deformation
noun
A transformation; change of shape.
The act of deforming, or state of being deformed.
deformational
deformational
adj
Pertaining to, due to, or causing deformation
deformations
deformations
noun
plural of deformation
deformative
deformities
deformities
noun
plural of deformity
deformity
deformity
noun
An ugly or misshapen feature or characteristic.
The state of being deformed.
defortify
defraudation
defraudation
noun
(obsolete) The act of defrauding; a taking by fraud.
defrication
defrosting
defrosting
noun
The process by which something is defrosted.
verb
present participle of defrost
deificatory
deificatory
adj
Serving to deify or make into a god.
deiformity
deiformity
noun
(obsolete) Resemblance to deity.
delirifacient
delirifacient
adj
(medicine) Producing, or tending to produce, delirium.
noun
(medicine) Any substance that tends to cause delirium.
demifarthing
democratifiable
dendritiform
dendritiform
adj
Alternative form of dendriform
denitrificant
denitrification
denitrification
noun
The process by which a nitrate becomes molecular nitrogen, especially by the action of bacteria.
denitrificator
denitrificator
noun
Synonym of denitrator
denitrified
denitrified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of denitrify
denitrifier
denitrifier
noun
(biology, soil science) An organism that engages in denitrification, the removal of nitrates from the environment
denitrifiers
denitrifiers
noun
plural of denitrifier
denitrifies
denitrifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of denitrify
denitrify
denitrify
verb
(transitive, chemistry) To remove nitrogen, often through the breakdown of nitrogenous compounds and the release of nitrogen gas.
denitrifying
denitrifying
verb
present participle of denitrify
dentiferous
dentiferous
adj
Bearing teeth.
dentiform
dentiform
adj
Having the shape or structure of a tooth.
dentifrice
dentifrice
noun
Toothpaste or any other substance, such as powder, for cleaning the teeth.
dentifrices
dentifrices
noun
plural of dentifrice
dermoossification
desaccharification
desertification
desertification
noun
The process by which a geographic region becomes a desert, resulting from natural changes in climate or by human activity.
desertified
desertified
adj
Turned into a desert
verb
simple past tense and past participle of desertify
desertifies
desertifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of desertify